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Play by play announcer Duane Kuiper getting ready for the show at AT&T park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 12, 2010.

Play by play announcer Duane Kuiper getting ready for the show at AT&T park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 12, 2010.

Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle

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Play by play announcer Duane Kuiper getting ready for the show at AT&T park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 12, 2010.

Play by play announcer Duane Kuiper getting ready for the show at AT&T park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 12, 2010.

Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle

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As I was reading the Pink section's Wayback Machine (June 27) about Duane Kuiper, I was at the same time listening to him call the Giants game. As I read the last sentence, "a career in broadcasting is an option he will consider," I smiled and felt very lucky that he considered that option. Blessed with that great, mellow voice, he is one of the best around!

Thanks for the Wayback column, one of my favorite things in the paper.

McCartney's Bay Area visits

Thanks for the July 4 article in the Pink Section about Paul McCartney ("The amazing McCartney set list"). A few of us went to see our idol. We have discussed when McCartney last played in San Francisco. Of course, he played at the famous Candlestick concert in 1966, but didn't he also play with Wings at the Cow Palace in the '70s? That would make this his third time in town.

Eric Bull, San Francisco

Note: The Cow Palace is in Daly City.

Aidin Vaziri's piece on Paul McCartney's set list was fun, but "Let It Be" is a four-star album? Personally, and I am a huge Beatles fan, I give it a generous two stars, and that's on a music scale, not just a Beatles scale. I wish they'd never recorded it - no George Martin, no quality control. I think the four or five songs that were new from the "Yellow Submarine" album are all much better than anything on "Let It Be."

It was a special pleasure reading Tom Graham's article "The Walking Man finishes his journey" (July 11). It was on par with reading one of Herb Caen's many love letters to San Francisco - and I haven't read anything to compare with Herb Caen's extraordinary column since he left us.

I've lived in San Francisco for 42 years, and while I've seen and enjoyed so much of this magical city, I'm amazed to still be able to find wonderful old sights that are new to my eyes on streets that I hadn't yet traveled. I'll never get to walk every street, but I do know that it takes a real love and appreciation of San Francisco to want to walk every one of its many streets.

Good for you, Tom Graham, and thanks for letting us in on this wonderful adventure of yours.